Passover Begins.

Jonathan Powers of Allentown uses a torch to facilitate the burning of "chametz - or leavened food products) in the rear of Congregation Sons of Israel on Monday's snowy morning. The ritual, which dates to biblical times, is based on the obligation that all Jews have to rid themselves of...

Jonathan Powers of Allentown uses a torch to facilitate the burning of "chametz - or leavened food products) in the rear of Congregation Sons of Israel on Monday's snowy morning. The ritual, which dates to biblical times, is based on the obligation that all Jews have to rid themselves of... (Harry Fisher / THE MORNING CALL)

Jonathan Powers of Allentown uses a torch to facilitate the burning of "chametz - or leavened food products) in the rear of Congregation Sons of Israel on Monday's snowy morning. The ritual, which dates to biblical times, is based on the obligation that all Jews have to rid themselves of...